Agricultural Growth and Economic Reforms

Description

This book examines the role of agriculture in the economic reforms of developed, developing low- and middle-income countries and explores means for accelerating agricultural growth and poverty reduction. In this book, author dealings by household class the employment impact of alternative agricultural growth rates and land tenure systems, and impact on food security. The book provides detailed analysis of each element of agricultural modernization, emphasizing the central role of government in accelerated growth in private sector dominated agriculture. The book differs from the bulk of current conventional wisdom in its placement of the non-poor small commercial farmer at the center of growth, and explains how growth translates into poverty reduction.